skimmers

[manutd16]

if anyone is selling a skimmer for a 55 or more let me know, my prism and sea clones are doing jack but making a mess. Ive even had someone talk me throught just incase i was making a mistake and then had someone from state college here to tell me they are junk....well then why are they being sold do damn expensive!

 

[acroconut]

Skimmers .....like lighting are right there at the top of equipment expenses. In my experience both have been you get what you pay for. I have tried to get by with a wooden air stone driven skimmer (a long time ago), Berlin Red Sea, Prism HOB, Remora Pro, and now moved on to Deltec, and Euro Reef used on a couple tanks. My opinion is get the best simmer you can afford. If I hadn't wasted so much on toy want to be skimmers.....I'd have even better one's running today.
I'm not knocking the lower price tag skimmers at all. Just know that some brands.

 

[acroconut]

Do not do the job as well as others!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[raynist]

Here is a cheap local ER skimmer for sale:

http://www.farms-of-thesea.com/catalog/product/Used_Euro_Reef_Skimmers_ES5-2.html

--Ray

 

[acer]

I just bought a Asm G3 from "under the sea" in cranberrry . I know it is cheaper at Asmskimmer .com but only by about 10 bucks after shipping. And ignoring taxes. But hey I think we should support him and other LFS for a few bucks they will have things you need "now". So I will have either a prism delux pro skimmer (basically new) with a CPR -sr4 with a nearly new modified oceanrunner 2700 pump for sale after I get the AMS set up. If anyone has any interest or experience with these skimmers continue to read . l am Planning on using the CPR or the Prism on a 38 gallon setup for my boys- I suspect either will work just fine- so if anyone has an interest or opinion on which I should use on the 38 gallon setup ( with a refugium/sump) let me know. IF anyone wants to buy either the cpr or the prism also let me know.

 

[acer]

Well the ASM G3 is up and ruinning and after about 30 minutes I can see skimmate on the top of the foam which is only about .25 inches from the top of the column and ready to dump into the cup . It does not look like I will need much of a "break in period".

 

[acer]

Well the ASM G3 is up and ruinning and after about 30 minutes I can see skimmate on the top of the foam which is only about .25 inches from the top of the column and ready to dump into the cup . It does not look like I will need much of a "break in period".

 

[acer]

Well the ASM G3 is up and ruinning and after about 30 minutes I can see skimmate on the top of the foam which is only about .25 inches from the top of the column and ready to dump into the cup . It does not look like I will need much of a "break in period".

 

[acer]

wow- that was strange- I did not post three times.